Building construction



Aug. 26, 1952 c. w. KELLY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 FiledJuly 2, 1945 T3 FIG.I.

INVE NTOR.

CLYDE W.KELLY BY I j mvm ATTORNEYS Aug. 26, 1952 Filed July 2, 1945 C.W. KELLY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 THRESHOLD INVENTOR.

CLY DE W.KELLY BY ATTORN EYS FLOOR LINE Patented Aug. 26, 1952 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Clyde W. Kelly, Detroit,Mich., assignor to Detroit Steel Products Company, Detroit, Mich., acorporation of Michigan Application July 2, 1945, Serial No. 602,733

4 Claims. 1

The invention relates to building constructions and refers moreparticularly to door and window frames or casings and the clips foranchoring the frames or casings.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide an improved unitconstruction of frame and anchor clips which is fabricated in thefactory instead of in the field and which may be compactly arranged forshipment.

The invention has for another object to provide an improved unitconstruction of frame and anchor clips which may be shipped withoutextra protection for the clips and with very little liability of damageto the clips.

The invention has for further objects to provide an improved unitconstruction embodying a frame member and an adjustable anchor clip tofacilitate anchoring the frame member to various sizes and also varioustypes of support members; and to provide an improved anchor clip whichis designed to be located within the confines of the frame member towhich it is attached and also to be bent at a selected one of a,plurality of predetermined points in its length for connection to one ofa number of various support members.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts asmore fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure l is an elevation of a building construction embodying theinvention;

Figures 2 and 3 are cross sections on the lines 2-2 and 3-3,respectively, of Figure 1;

Figures 4 and 5 are views similar to portions of Figures 2 and 3,respectively, showing modiflcations;

Figure 6 is a sectional view through a frame member and anchor clip asfabricated in the factory:

Figure 7 is a plan view of one of th clips of Figure 6.

The invention relates in general to building constructions embodyingdoor and window frames or casings, supports, and clips for anchoring theframes to the supports. While the anchor clips can be used with variousmakes of metal studding, or wood studding, forming the support, they aredesigned particularly for use with steel studding, known as Stran-Steel.As shown in Figure I particularly, the vertical supports or studs l andthe horizontal support or head 2 form the studding to which is securedthe door frame 3 having the vertical frame memanchor formed of theseframe members.

2 bers or jambs 4 and the horizontal frame member or head 5.

The studs I are made in different standard sizes. As shown particularlyin Figure 2, the studs are formed of the sheet steel channels 6 facingin opposite directions and having their webs I provided with a pluralityof longitudinally extending corrugations. The webs are secured togetherin spaced relation with the corrugations nested. The channels have theirflanges 8 formed with the holes 3 which are pre determinedly spacedlongitudinally of the flanges. The studs of Figure 4 are narrower thanthose of Figure 2 and also differ in the. construction of their webs.More particularly, the studs of Figure 4 are formed of the oppositelyfacing sheet steel channels l0 having their webs H provided with singlecorrugations. The webs are secured together in spaced relation and onecorrugation nests within the other. The channels also have their flangesI2 formed with longitudinally spaced holes 9' in the same manner as theflanges 8.

The frame jambs 4 of both Figures 2 and 4 have the same cross sections.They are preferably formed of sheet steel and are generallychannel-shaped and have the coplanar terminal flanges 13 extendingtoward each other, the transverse end walls II and the wall l5, whichlatter is formed of the coplanar wall portions I6 connecting into theend walls I4 and the channel-shaped wall portion l1 substantially midwaybetween the end walls I4. The space between the terminal flanges l 3 isgreater than the width of the wider stud shown in Figure 2.

The heads 2 are also made in different standard sizes having the widthsof the studs of Figures 2 and 4. As shown particularly in Figures 3 and5, the heads areformed of the sheet steel channels l8 and [9,respectively, having the webs 2!] and 2| and the flanges 22 and 23. Theweb 211 of greater width than the web 2|, but the flanges 22 and 23 arealike witheach havingthe like holes '24 and 24' predeterminedly spacedlongitudinally thereof.

The frame heads 5 have the same cross sections as the frame jambs 4.

For the purpose of anchoring the frame 3 to the supporting studding withits studs I and head 2 constructed as shown in Figures 2 and 3, orFigures 4 and 5, I have provided the anchor clips 25, preferably formedof sheet metal. These anchor clips are alike and are secured to and forma unit with the frame members and the: frame Each anchor 3 clip isformed of the generally rectangular strip 26 and has the end portion 2?,the longtiudinally extending slots 28, 29 and 39 substantially midwaybetween its side edges and the ransverse pairs of notches 3| and 32 inits side edges. The end portion 21 is designed for attachment to theinside of one of the terminal flanges I3 of the frame jambs or head asby means of spot-welding. The slots 29 are designed to register with ahole 9 of the channel 5 opening away from the frame jamb and also with ahole 24 of the channel l8 while the slots 36 are designed to registerwith a hole 9 of the channel iii opening away i from the frame jamb andalso with a hole 24' of 3 the channel [9. The notches 3i and SZ aredesigned to weaken the anchor clip strip at pre determinedlongitudinally spaced points to facilitate its bending end in thisconnection the slots 28 and 29 extend between the pairs of notches 3|and 32, respectively, to further weaken the strip so that it-may bereadily bent by hand.

The anchor clips are preferably arranged. opposite each other with theirend portions 2i predeterminedly spaced from the end walls M of either ofthe frame jambs of Figures 2 and 4, or of. either of the frame heads ofFigures.3 and 5, to thereby predeterminedly position the notches 3i and32 and also the slots 28, 29 and 39 with respect to these end walls. Asa result, the strips may be bent either in the line of the pairs ofnotches 3| or the line of the notches 32. When bent in the line of thenotches 31 they have portions extending transversely of the attachingend portions 27 and spaced to extend along the sides of the flanges iiof the supporting studs of a Figure 2' and along the sides-of theflanges 22 of the supporting head of Figure 3 with the slotsZSregistering with the holes 9 and 24 of the stud andv head,respectively, to, receive the screws 33 and 34 for securing the frame tothe, studding. When the strips are bent in the line of the notches 32they have portions extending transversely of the attaching end portions2? and spaced apart a distance to extend along the sides of the flanges12 of the supporting studs of Figure 4 and the flanges 23 of thesupporting head of Figure 5 with'the slots 36 registering with the holesin these flanges for receiving the screws to secure the frame to thestudding of narrower width.

The anchor'clips and frame form a unit construction fabricated in thefactory, instead of in the field, andrthe anchor clips, as illustratedparticularly in Figure 6, are flat and extend in the same planewithinthe confines of the frame members forming the frame so that theunit constructions may be compactly arranged for shipment and also maybe shipped with very little liability of damage to the clips. By reasonof predeterminedly positioning the anchor clips in the frame members andalso predeterminedly positioning their weakened portions to facilitatebending theanchor clips are adapted to be readily used with variouspredetermined widths of support members.

What I claim as my invention is:

An elongated channel shaped frame having terminal flanges extendingtoward each other with the edges of such flanges spaced apart to definea centrally located space extending 1ongitudinally ofsaid frame, anchormeans spaced longitudinally of said frame and housed completely withinsaid frame for protection of said anchor means in shipment and handlingof said frame prior to assembly into a building structure, said anchormeans comprising flat strips at both sidesof said frame, each of saidstrips having a portion engaging the inner surface of one of saidflanges and having a free end portion extending partly across the spacebetween said flanges and located entirely within the confines of saidframe, the extended end portions of said strips having transverselyextending weakened zones to facilitate bending of said strips outwardlythrough the space between the edges of said flanges, said zones beinglocated substantially equidistant from the edges of the adjacent flangesto locate portions of said strips equidistant from the sides of saidframe when bent to extend outwardly through. the space between saidflanges for attachment to supporting structure.

2. Structure as defined in claim 1 in which said 7 strips are arrangedin pairs, the strips of each pair being disposed in substantialalignment transversely of said frame.

3. Structure as defined in claim 1 in which the extended end portion ofeach or. said strips is provided with a pair of transversely extendingweakened zones, and the corresponding zones of said strips are locatedsubstantially equidistant from the edges of the adjacent flanges,whereby saidstrips may be bent outwardly through the space between saidflanges along corresponding zones to provide outwardly bent portionsequi- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in thefile of this patent:

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